Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- melodramatic
- brooding
- sincere
- date night
- teen romance marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be a generic, predictable teen romance weakened by a tepid screenplay, despite attractive visuals and some appealing performances.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tessa enters college as a dutiful student while Hardin is presented as a guarded, brooding, magnetic outsider who challenges her assumptions.
Tessa's first semester at college destabilizes her plans and opens questions about identity, desire, and adulthood.
The film is based on Anna Todd's novel and was produced in association with Wattpad.
Hardin's anger, secrecy, and controlling behavior complicate Tessa's attraction to him.
Films like After, and why
Fifty Shades of Grey
Both are glossy young-adult romances centered on a sexually charged relationship between an inexperienced young woman and a troubled, controlling bad-boy figure.
The Kissing Booth
Both feature melodramatic college-age romance, rebellious love interests, relationship conflict, and a polished television-influenced visual style.
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Both are accessible teen romances driven by first love, emotional volatility, romantic idealization, and familiar coming-of-age conflicts.
Movie Details
- Director
- Jenny Gage
- Release Date
- 2019-04-11
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (8574)
Cast
- Josephine Langford
- Hero Fiennes Tiffin
- Shane Paul McGhie
- Khadijha Red Thunder
- Dylan Arnold
- Samuel Larsen
- Inanna Sarkis
- Selma Blair
- Pia Mia
- Swen Temmel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, FILMBOX+ Stream, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is After about?
- A dutiful college freshman’s carefully ordered life is unsettled by an alluring, troubled rebel whose intensity turns first love into emotional turbulence.
- What is After like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of After as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is After violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in After as mild.
- What did critics think of After?
- Critics broadly found the film to be a generic, predictable teen romance weakened by a tepid screenplay, despite attractive visuals and some appealing performances.
- Which films are like After?
- Films with a similar feel include Fifty Shades of Grey, The Kissing Booth, and To All the Boys I've Loved Before.
- How long is After?
- After runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch After?
- In United States, After streams on Netflix, FILMBOX+ Stream, Netflix Standard with Ads.
